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Crested Butte Weather Forecast

Elk Range Area · United States
Issued: 5 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
6500
3850
3300
3350
3300
3300
3900
4350
3400
3350
3350
4500
3400
3350
3300
3300
km/h
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
35
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
2
7
1
2
4
—
—
—
—
—
12
—
2
2
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
-1
2
1
-3
-2
-1
-4
-4
-3
-4
min °C
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
-2
-1
0
-4
-4
-2
-5
-5
-3
-5
 chill °C
-2
-2
-4
-2
-2
-5
-5
-4
-7
-6
-4
-8
-9
-5
-5
-10
-8
-8
Freezing level m
3950
3950
3800
3850
3800
3900
3850
4200
3550
3550
3850
3300
3150
3600
3000
2900
3300
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
31111123-211-4-3-2-5-5-3-585566678366224102-1
Sunrise
7:22
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:26
—
—
7:28
—
—
Sunset
—
6:21
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:14
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Crested Butte Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Crested Butte is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Crested Butte Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Crested Butte at the specific elevation of 3707 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Crested Butte. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table.For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
37 km S
2352m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
3
39 km N
2354m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
16 km
41 km S
2339m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 240).
16 km
48 km SE
2826m alt.
54 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 7).
2
62 km NW
1889.8m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 155).
0
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
64 km ESE
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
64 km E
2995m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
65 km NW
2286m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
67 km NE
3028m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Leadville Airport
67 km NE
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
16 km

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.